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National Diet

National Diet

The National Diet Building was constructed between 1920 and 1936 and is where both houses of the National Diet of Japan meet....

Tokyo
Shinjuku Central Park

Shinjuku Central Park

Take a break from the concrete skyscrapers of Shinjuku City at Shinjuku Central Park. This natural getaway is located in west...

Tokyo
Imabari Castle

Imabari Castle

Protruding from a concrete landscape—one of the tallest things in sight—is Imabari Castle, in the coastal city of the same na...

Ehime
Horyuji Temple

Horyuji Temple

Japan is filled with a wide variety of temples, ranging from modest to opulent and from massive to small. Horyuji in Nara sta...

Nara
Eikando Temple

Eikando Temple

Eikando Temple (永観堂), formerly known as Zenrin-ji temple, was established in 853 and is the head temple for the Seizan bra...

Kyoto
Meiji Village

Meiji Village

Meiji-mura (Meiji Village) in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, is an open-air museum and theme park. History and architecture lover...

Aichi
Entsuin Temple

Entsuin Temple

The Entsuin Temple was built next to Matsushima's main temple, the Zuiganji Temple, in 1647 to house the mausoleum of Date Mi...

Miyagi
Rikugien Garden

Rikugien Garden

Established in 1695, Rikugien Garden (六義園, Rikugien) is one of Tokyo's most famous gardens. The traditional Japanese garde...

Tokyo
Kairakuen Garden

Kairakuen Garden

The Kairakuen was built relatively recently, in 1841, by the local prince Tokugawa Nariaki. In contrast to the two other grea...

Ibaraki
Mitaki Temple

Mitaki Temple

Mitaki-dera is a beautiful traditional Japanese temple complex, tucked away in a forest on the slopes of Mount Mitaki, just n...

Hiroshima